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Massage

Therapeutic massage

Massage therapy is a wonderful way to manage stress, reduce pain, recover from sports injuries or trauma, and add to your overall wellness program. It's a time to allow your body to heal itself as it was always meant to do.

Therapeutic massage refers to a collection of techniques designed primarily to relax muscles by applying pressure to them against deeper muscles and bones, and rubbing in the same direction as the flow of blood returning to the heart.

Therapeutic massage can relax muscles, increase circulation, remove metabolic waste products, help you obtain a feeling of connectedness, a better awareness of the body.

Therapeutic Massage shortens recovery time from muscular strain by flushing the tissue of lactic acid, uric acid and other metabolic wastes. It improves circulation without increasing heart load. It stretches the ligaments and tendons, keeping them supple.

Therapeutic Massage also stimulates the skin and nervous system while at the same time reduce emotional and physical stress and it is often recommended as part of a regular program for stress management.

Back and neck massage

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Back and neck massage involves the use of kneading, stroking, friction, tapping, and vibration and may provide relief from stress, stiffness, numbness, pain, constipation, and other health problems

In all back and neck massage, the therapist lubricates the skin with massage oil and performs various massage strokes. These movements warm up the muscle tissue, releasing tension and gradually breaking up muscle "knots" or adhered tissues, called adhesions. Back and neck massage promotes relaxation, among other health benefits.

Relaxing anti – stress massage

The many stressful situations of everyday life and the worries they entail create a certain degree of psychic tension to which each of us reacts differently.

This cerebral and emotional effervescence has an influence on our body which may respond to it in many undesirable ways.

The most frequent way is undoubtedly the feeling of discomfort along with lasting muscular tension, sometimes exacerbated by physical constraints such as prolonged holding of postures unsuitable for the well-being of our body.

For a person under stress, it is difficult to relax. The muscles are always too tense, producing uncomfortable and even painful sensations.

In this kind of situation, the Anti-stress massage can reduce muscular tensions and provide a sensation of perfect calm.

Relaxing massage eliminates the unpleasant sensations produced by a stressful situation and produces a relaxing effect leading to a return to a state of well-being.

Aromatherapy Massage

Aromatherapy massage is massage therapy but with highly concentrated plant oils, called essential oils , added to the massage oil or lotion.

The nostrils are attached to a part of the brain called the limbic system. The limbic system controls emotions and influences the nervous system and hormones.

When you inhale essential oil molecules, messages are transmitted to the limbic system and affect heart rate, stress level, blood pressure, breathing, memory, digestion, and the immune system.

Essential oils are also believed to be absorbed through the skin.

Each essential oil has different healing properties.

Polynesian Mahana massage

The Mahana Massage is a massage born from the Polynesian culture. This traditional massage is potent, slow and rhythmic and it acts on muscles deep down. Polynesians use traditional "monoi oil" and often perform the massage on the beach, in contact with hot sand. This massage includes the following steps:

Anti-cellulite massage

Anti-cellulite massage soothes away the dimpled appearance of skin without using expensive surgeries or unnatural processes. An anti-cellulite massage is a natural, effective and pleasurable way to reduce your cellulite.

Although there is a common massage practice that specializes in anti-cellulite massage, any deep tissue massage applied to the area where cellulite targets will generally reduce the appearance of cellulite. The process of kneading and rollers penetrate deep into the affected body tissue. However, to reduce your cellulite, you may need several sessions with a massage therapist.

The anti-cellulite massage works on different levels: improves circulation, softens the fatty areas and release them over time. The kneading, and gentle rubbing soothes the tension in the muscles and improves the blood flow.

Also anti-cellulite massage works through targeting the lymphatic system and draining the accumulated fluids often associated with cellulite. It can break up the fatty deposits and expel access water.

Manual lymph drainage massage

Manual lymph drainage massage (also called lymphatic drainage and lymph massage) is a form of very light massage that encourages lymph flow in the body. It is particularly good for detoxification, edema, pre- and post-plastic surgery and post-liposuction. It can also help with cellulite treatments, scar tissue, spider veins, redness and acne.

The lymph system is a slow-moving system of vessels and lymph nodes that is supplementary to the body's system of blood circulation. The lymph system both delivers nutrients to the cells and carries away excess water, cellular waste, bacteria, viruses and toxins.

Prenatal massage (Massage for pregnant women )

Prenatal massage shares many of the goals of regular massage to relax tense muscles, ease sore spots, improve circulation and mobility, and just make you feel good. But it's also tailored specifically to the needs of pregnant women and their changing bodies, and therapists who are trained in prenatal massage adjust their techniques accordingly.

The massage may decrease stress and promote relaxation, helping you cope with discomfort even if it does not specifically alleviate or prevent it.

Carrying a baby inside you changes your center of gravity and puts a lot of stress on your back, neck, abdominal muscles, and shoulders. Pregnancy also relaxes your ligaments, so that your pelvic joints are less stable, and changes your posture, pulling your pelvis forward. Add to that the extra weight you're carrying and you may find you've got an aching lower back.

A trained prenatal massage therapist knows where a pregnant woman's sore spots are likely to be and may be able to provide some relief. (She'll also know which areas and techniques to avoid.)

Osteopathic massage

Osteopathic massage is intended to address the whole body, to increase its vitality.

This is achieved by freeing restrictions within joints and muscles, thereby affecting posture and mobility.

This helps to remove any blockage or restriction to the flow of blood, lymph or nerve.

It is this increase in flow, this increase in the body’s tissues receiving nutrition and oxygen, and the increase in drainage and removal of waste, which increases the vitality, the health, of the body.

This in turn gives the person reserves of energy and building blocks for repair, when needed, and further, improves immune function and response for the prevention of disease in general.

Pediatric Massage

It is somewhat easier to think that a child who has been hospitalized or diagnosed with a debilitating medical condition may benefit from the use of massage therapy.

However, healthy children have just as many indications for receiving pediatric massage therapy. Children need nurturing touch to grow and reach their full potential.

With massage, we aid in their restful sleep, stress reduction and comfort growing pains. In studies performed by massage therapy researchers, reported benefits for typically developing children also include improved concentration, increased focus and decreased aggression. Children who have received massage therapy for a regular period of time may show increased IQ.